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Well, oddly enough, it did turn out to be a HDD issue. I know someone said earlier that it had to be memory related given the error code, but a complete wipe of the drive resolved the issue. I presume there was just some sort of data left over on that HDD that was preventing a Windows install. Wierd eh?

Don\'t SYN us.... We\'ll SYN you..... \"A nation that draws too broad a difference between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards, and its fighting done by fools.\" - Thucydides

Well, oddly enough, it did turn out to be a HDD issue. I know someone said earlier that it had to be memory related given the error code, but a complete wipe of the drive resolved the issue. I presume there was just some sort of data left over on that HDD that was preventing a Windows install. Wierd eh?

*cough, cough*.............

Originally posted here by Nokia
It is a problem with your hard disc or your RAM.

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If Windows starts to install, then BSOD's you will still have files on your HDD, format , run a scandisc (surface) before trying to re-install anything to check your harddrive is ok.

Don\'t SYN us.... We\'ll SYN you..... \"A nation that draws too broad a difference between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards, and its fighting done by fools.\" - Thucydides

But you did ask why people might not listen.... It could be a valid answer...

Don\'t SYN us.... We\'ll SYN you..... \"A nation that draws too broad a difference between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards, and its fighting done by fools.\" - Thucydides

Well, oddly enough, it did turn out to be a HDD issue. I know someone said earlier that it had to be memory related given the error code, but a complete wipe of the drive resolved the issue. I presume there was just some sort of data left over on that HDD that was preventing a Windows install. Wierd eh?